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قَرِيب
near, close /qaˈriːb/
adjectiveA1#293 most common
Also: close, nearby, soon (of time)
Example sentences
بَيْتِي قَرِيب.
My house is nearby.
اَلسُّوق قَرِيب مِنْ هُنَا.
The market is close to here.
هُوَ صَدِيقِي الْقَرِيب.
He is my close friend.
أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ أَرَاكَ فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ الْقَرِيب.
I hope to see you in the near future.
يَسْكُنُ أَقَارِبِي فِي مَدِينَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْحُدُود.
My relatives live in a city near the border.
مَا يَبْدُو بَعِيدًا الْيَوْمَ قَدْ يَغْدُو قَرِيبًا فِي الْغَد.
What seems far today may become near tomorrow.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَرِيبٌ (qarībun) | أَقْرِبَاءُ (aqribāʾu) |
| Genitive | قَرِيبٍ (qarībin) | أَقْرِبَاءَ (aqribāʾa) |
| Accusative | قَرِيبًا (qarīban) | أَقْرِبَاءَ (aqribāʾa) |
| Vocative | يَا قَرِيبُ (yā qarību) | يَا أَقْرِبَاءُ (yā aqribāʾu) |
Word family
قُرْب (qurb)nearness, proximity
قَرُبَ (qaruba)to be near, to draw near
أَقَارِب (aqārib)relatives, kin
تَقْرِيب (taqrīb)approximation, bringing closer
قُرْبَى (qurbā)kinship, close relationship
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root q-r-b, which carries the sense of nearness and approach. The same root yields Arabic قُرْب (qurb), "nearness," and the verb قَرُبَ (qaruba), "to be near." It has clear cognates across the Semitic family, including Hebrew קָרוֹב and Akkadian qerēbu. No Proto-Indo-European root applies, since this is a native Semitic word.
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